Going After Refuge
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2020

Ibrahim Abazeed, Barış Elçin / Short Narrative / Turkey / 2020 / 4 min / Colour / Apple Pro Res 422 / In No Dialogue / (No Subtitles) subtitles / Gulf Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter which may not be suitable for minors. Parental guidance is strongly advised.Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
“Only the dead have seen the end of war” is a quote by the philosopher Plato. War is an endless phenomenon and a crucial, yet dreadful part of human nature. As soon as one war ends, it seems another begins somewhere else on earth. In this affecting short, a wounded soldier tries desperately to escape the battlefield as one such war rages all around him.
About the Director
Senior communication and design student studying in Ankara and living in Doha.
Senior communication and design student in studying & living in Ankara, Turkey.
Credits
- Director
- Ibrahim Abazeed, Barış Elçin
- Cast
- Nihat Gülses